恐後爭先

Chinese

		afraid; frightened; to fear	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	to try to be the first to do something
trad. (恐後爭先)		恐	後	爭先
simp. (恐后争先)		恐	后	争先

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒnghòuzhēngxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² hau⁶ zang¹ sin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒnghòuzhēngxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄥㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒnghòujhengsian
  - Wade–Giles: kʻung³-hou⁴-chêng¹-hsien¹
  - Yale: kǔng-hòu-jēng-syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koonghowjengshian
  - Palladius: кунхоучжэнсянь (kunxoučžɛnsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung² hau⁶ zang¹ sin¹
  - Yale: húng hauh jāng sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung² hau⁶ dzang¹ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung² heo⁶ zeng¹ xin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

恐後爭先

Synonym of 爭先恐後／争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, “to vie to be first and fear to be last”)

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